Compensation Awards in Mississippi

Most of the products on the shelves of stores have been tested and retested for safety. However, there are times where a product in Saltillo is defective. When a defective product causes an injury, this brings up the area of law called Product Liability.

The Law of Product Liability in Mississippi

There are 3 basic categories of product defects in Mississippi.

First, manufacturing defects are those defects that stem from the actual manufacture of the product. For example, if a desk collapses because the manufacturer did not put in three bolts that were required by the design, this would be a manufacturing defect.

The second type are design defects. These defects exist when they are inherent in a product's design, and the product cannot be safely manufactured, even if made to specifications. For example, if an electric saw lacks an emergency shutoff switch, this would be a design defect.

First, manufacturing defects are those defects that stem from the actual manufacture of the product. For example, if a desk collapses because the manufacturer did not put in three bolts that were required by the design, this would be a manufacturing defect.

Assistance for your Product Liability Claim in Saltillo Mississippi

If you own or used a product that has harmed you, and you believe it suffers from one of the above defects, you should talk to a Products Liability attorney in Mississippi.